Just sick. Gunsmith advice please

[rusnak]

It was his dad's gun. Don't be a douchebag.

[targa911S]

Originally Posted by lm6y

Thanks guys! Southern Illinois is VERY humid. In between the Mississippi, and Ohio rivers, at least 5 pretty good sized lakes within 20 miles, two pretty good sized swamps, and lots of little rivers, and streams. In the summer, the humidity just kinda parks itself here, and swirls all season. When the temps are in the 90's, and the humidity is around 85% it gets kinda miserable. We kinda laugh when westerners say it doesn't matter if it's a dry heat, it's still the same. We know better.
And I just have to believe it's the microfiber that did it. Three other pistols in the same range bag, in the same safe, and they weren't damaged at all. It may not be that at all, but don't take a chance.
Targa, I've had her apart before, so no big deal. Even for another bass player like myself It looks to me like it's just a glass beaded steel that's been blued. I can do the glass bead stuff easy enough. Our shop also does nickel, and chrome plating, and for a brief moment I thought of making it a Satin Nickel to match my Commander, but, the box, paperwork, and receipt all say Matte Black. I'm one of the few that like a Satin nickel 1911. I'll do my homework on the Parkerizing. I really can't Thank all of You enough! Pelican really is a wonderful place.

satin chrome looks awful good....

[futuresoptions]

Originally Posted by Mericet

Not sure why that happened, but another option for you is to strip the gun, sandblast (not beads) and then Cerakote. The blasting media will eat out any rust. If you buy a small starter kit of Cerakote, it will include detailed instruction on how to use it but I think their website has all of that too. We do this for a lot of customers

+1000

The Cerakote is a little better than the Duracoat! If you don't mind it not being an original finish, you can make it look the same by choosing the same black color, but rust issues will be a thing of the past. You will still have to worry about inside the barrel etc... Btw, have you looked to see if there was in damage to the inside of the barrel? Pitting etc??

[Bill Douglas]

IM6Y, my heart goes out to you. Especially when you had been taking care of them. Phew, I live on the beachfront and give my guns a wipedown with an oily rag if I've used them, otherwise it's a once a year clean. Good luck. Another finish to consider is "hard chrome". It's a slightly dull silver color that looks a bit like beadblasted stainless.

Dave, what is that satin chrome finish? Is it a form of chrome or just the name they give to the particular blueing. I love it.

[cfhnxzcxiao]

Sorry to hear, but sounds fixable. There are some good, knowledgeable gunsmiths here. Post pics and wait for advice before doing anything further...

[dhoward]

I don't know that Ceracoat is any better than Duracoat. They're just different products. I do both, and have customers who are happy with both. As with any metal refinishing, prep work is the most important, along with using good hygene and spray equipment.
This would be a good time for an upgrade. Here's what started out as a beat up Kimber I did for a guy last year.

[fred cook]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Gees Brent, you make it sound like it's your little girl's kitten or something. It's a F-kn gun. There are millions of them out there. You make it sound like, "OMG! I F'ed up my favorite spark plug and now the world will never be the same." They are interchangeable. Just get another one.

There is an old saying that goes something like this: If you know, you know. If you don't know, stay out of the way!

Sorry to see what happened to your Colt. Nobody (well, almost nobody) likes to see things like that happen. Good luck getting it repaired.

[fred cook]

Originally Posted by targa911S

satin chrome looks awful good....

Isn't the rampant Colt logo on the wrong side of the slide on the 1903/1908?

[targa911S]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

IM6Y, my heart goes out to you. Especially when you had been taking care of them. Phew, I live on the beachfront and give my guns a wipedown with an oily rag if I've used them, otherwise it's a once a year clean. Good luck. Another finish to consider is "hard chrome". It's a slightly dull silver color that looks a bit like beadblasted stainless.

Dave, what is that satin chrome finish? Is it a form of chrome or just the name they give to the particular blueing. I love it.

Bill it's hard chrome that has been 400 gritted.

[targa911S]

Originally Posted by fred cook

Isn't the rampant Colt logo on the wrong side of the slide on the 1903/1908?

yes it has the colt on both sides of the slide...I had it put there.

[RANDY P]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Gees Brent, you make it sound like it's your little girl's kitten or something. It's a F-kn gun. There are millions of them out there. You make it sound like, "OMG! I F'ed up my favorite spark plug and now the world will never be the same." They are interchangeable. Just get another one.

This is why you are so entertaining to read.

LOL.

[Jeff Higgins]

You might be surprised what you can do with some 000 or 0000 steel wool, WD40, and some Birchwood Casey cold blue. I've removed rust just like that from many firearms over the years, and got them looking good enough that I have to point out the spots that used to be rusty. Give it a try - it's dirt cheap, only takes an hour or so, and may just have it looking good again.

[DanielDudley]

Clean it up, and take it down to the range. You will feel better once you get into action around this.